kufr kar ke kabhi du'aa kar ke — Afroz Taj

"banaa hai miraa dil chubhone ki khaatir ki hote hain moti pirone ki khaatir rukh-e-gul pe shabnam ko dekhaa to sochaa hansaa bhi to vo sirf rone ki khaatir lo vo chaand utraa hai gangaa ke jal mein badan ke sabhi daagh dhone ki khaatir ye mahle do-mahle ye makhmal ye qaalin the miTTi ke bas ik bichhaune ki khaatir har ik chaap par aankh khul khul gai hai ki nindein uDaa di hain sone ki khaatir banaa khaak se khaak mein hi milegaa kyon TuuTe ho TuuTe khilaune ki khaatir gul-e-tar bhi ik din tah-e-khaak hogaa huaa huun ye main bhi na hone ki khaatir samaanaa paDegaa raqibon ke dil mein tire ek dil mein samone ki khaatir zahaanat se duniyaa ke munh si diye hain bani thiin jo siine pirone ki khaatir"

"yahi qaanun hai zamaane se din nikaltaa hai dil jalaane se sirf do bol hi nahin kaafi dil to milte hain dil milaane se khaak se phuul ban ke mahkeinge ham dabe hain kahaan dabaane se dil milaane kaa hi natija thaa kyaa milegaa ji tilmilaane se kar diye aaine ke sau TukDe sau hue ek ko miTaane se aankh se aaj bah gayaa rishta thak gae ham to gham chhupaane se silsila saans kaa rahaa qaaem tere jaane se tere aane se hanste hanste lo aa gae aansu aa gae ghair muskuraane se"

"chalo chalein ki ghaTaaon se inqalaab karein hazaar chaand chhupe hain vo be-naqaab karein hamein to chaand se rang-e-zamin pyaaraa hai vo aur hain jo ujaalon se ji janaab karein kuchh aise rukh se sajaaein zamin pe ham zarre ik aaftaab ke aage sau aaftaab karein nahin nasib mein gulshan to chhoDiye saahib kisi ki raah ko saaya hi dastyaab karein ham is liye kabhi jazbaat-e-dil na kah paae ki dil mein kyon tire bekaar iztiraab karein agar yaqin hai marte hi paaeinge jannat to apnaa vaqt vo ji ji ke kyon kharaab karein dayaar-e-yaar mein vaa'iz kaa zor chaltaa hai dayaar-e-ghair mein himmat ho to khitaab karein sunaa hai sham' bhaDakti hai khatm se pahle to kyon na ham bhi za'ifi ko pur-shabaab karein ye kyaa huaa ki uThaa di hai haae ye chilman haqiqaton ko chalo chal ke phir se khvaab karein hamaare 'aib ginaataa hai kyon pas-e-parda zaraa to saamne aa tujh se ham hisaab karein jo us ne shikva kiyaa vo to laa-javaab kiyaa javaab-e-shikva ko ham kaise laa-javaab karein hamein gulaab chameli na chaahiye nargis jo muntakhab hain unhin kaa kyon intikhaab karein qalam uThaaein likhein ik kitaab zulm pe ham kitaab phir vo tire naam intisaab karein paDhein ham apni ghazal 'taaj' ke takhallus se sukhan ki bazm mein naam us kaa yuun kharaab karein"

"meri raaton mein teri surat hai ab kise chaand ki zarurat hai jaan kho kar hi jaan paayaa huun maut hi ek bas haqiqat hai mere hisse mein teri yaadein hain sab ke hisse mein teri chaahat hai phir sar-e-shaam khul gaiin zulfein aaj phir shaam hi se shaamat hai qatl hotaa huun muskuraataa huun tere haathon mein vo nazaakat hai zindagi zindagi ko kyaa degi vo to khud maut ki amaanat hai zindagi ki du'aaein dete ho saans lene ki kis ko fursat hai 'taaj' par ye sajaavaTein dekho sang-e-ulfat pe rang-e-daulat hai"

"kaam sadiyon se jo thaa aaj bhi jaari niklaa ban ke aayaa thaa jo maali vo shikaari niklaa 'itr ki tarh sabhi ne use mahsus kiyaa main jo dushman se chhupaa kar tiri yaari niklaa us ne taaqat jo dikhaai hai vo hai maange ki ham ne samjhaa jise fir'aun bhikaari niklaa baDi ummid pe likkhi thi kitaab-e-ulfat meri qismat hai ki naa-binaa hi qaari niklaa kabhi dohon kabhi ghazlon se kare hai hamla le ke talvaar miraa yaar do-dhaari niklaa ye zaruri to nahin ham-navaa ham-zauq bhi ho meri qismat se miraa yaar likhaari niklaa koi gulshan nahin aaegaa muqaabil tere shakl hi itni banaa kar jo tu pyaari niklaa shaikh tum kahte ho aae ho abhi masjid se jeb mein kis kaa ye rumaal tumhaari niklaa 'taaj' ne soch liyaa siikh luun ustaadon se 'mir' ke 'ishq kaa par bojh hi bhaari niklaa"

"khudaa taarikh marne ki bataa detaa agar pahle usi taarikh ke Dar se guzar jaataa bashar pahle kahaa sayyaad ne ro kar parinde yuun nahin milte kisi ko ghar mein laanaa ho to kiije dil mein ghar pahle kabhi zulfein kabhi baahein kabhi daaman bachaataa hai milungaa baa'd mein tujh se shak apnaa duur kar pahle vo kahtaa hai dikhaao to adaa parvaaz ki apni vo dushman jis ke qabze mein hain mere baal-o-par pahle sabhi ke haath mein ik phone hai dekho natije ko parindon se bhare hote the ye saare shajar pahle likhungaa khun-chakaan misre kisi jallaad pe khul kar uThaane se qalam meraa qalam na ho ye sar pahle karungaa khatm-shud se hi shuru' apni kahaani ko maza lenaa hai shirin kaa to khaa kaDvaa samar pahle inhin taarik raahon mein khaDaa hai 'taaj' sadiyon se guzarti thi isi rah se koi rashk-e-qamar pahle"

"vo dost thaa to usi ko adu bhi honaa thaa lahu pahan ke mujhe surkh-ru bhi honaa thaa sunahri haath mein taaza lahu ki fasl na di ki apne haq ke liye jang-ju bhi honaa thaa bagula ban ke samundar mein khaak uDaanaa thi ki lahar lahar mujhe tund-khu bhi honaa thaa mire hi harf dikhaate the meri shakl mujhe ye ishtihaar mire ru-ba-ru bhi honaa thaa kashish thi phuul si is mein to laa-muhaala mujhe asir-e-rang giraftaar-e-bu bhi honaa thaa sazaa to milnaa thi mujh ko barahna lafzon ki zabaan ke saath labon ko rafu bhi honaa thaa safar kaa bojh uThaane se peshtar 'saajid' mizaaj-daan-e-rah-e-justuju bhi honaa thaa"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"saanvli dhuup surmai mausam phir vahi ham hain phir vahi mausam khair ho saaebaan-e-gum-gashta jhelne paD gae kai mausam daastaan-e-tazaad hai goyaa shahr-e-khubaan samundari mausam ham ne apni bayaaz mein likkhe dil pe biite hue sabhi mausam ik ta'alluq hai 'aarzi yaa'ni mausam-e-gul hai 'aarzi mausam dil-figaaron ko kaun samjhaae lauTte kab hain makhmali mausam"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"